Fluid collecting apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a fluid collecting apparatus. The apparatus comprises a body disposed adjacent to fluid conveying or storing equipment to limit a moving path of fluid leaked from the equipment, a collector connected to the body to collect the leaked fluid, and a controller connected to the body to control an operation of the collector. The fluid collecting apparatus is capable of safely collecting fluid, for example, harmful gas leaked from fluid conveying or storing equipment.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a fluid collecting apparatus.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]In an industrial site where equipment is installed to convey or store harmful gas, such as toxic gas or strong-acid gas, safety measures are taken to prevent the leakage of the harmful gas. However, harmful-gas leakage accidents frequently occur because of the corrosion of the equipment resulting from its lengthy use, an inadequate safety testing, or a worker's mistakes when a device, such as a pipe or a valve, is replaced with another one. The leakage of the harmful gas leads to loss of lives. Additionally, environmental damages occur over a widespread area because the harmful gas is rapidly diffused, thus causing huge losses.[0005]In order to prevent damages due to the harmful gas exposure, research into technology for detecting the leakage of the harmful gas is being made. However, research into technology for c...

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Benefits of technology

[0017]As is apparent from the above description, the fluid collecting apparatus is advantageous in that it can safely collect the harmful gas leaked out from harmful fluid conveying and storing equipment. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the loss of lives and the environmental damages that may occur due to the leakage of the harmful fluid. Further, the fluid collecting apparatus allows for easy installation and various operations and types of control such as an automatic control, a manual control, or a remote control; so that the apparatus may be used in various environments along with a variety of equipment. Moreover, the fluid collecting apparatus is connected to the fluid recovery device, thus safely collecting and recovering any continuously leaked harmful fluid.

Problems solved by technology

However, harmful-gas leakage accidents frequently occur because of the corrosion of the equipment resulting from its lengthy use, an inadequate safety testing, or a worker's mistakes when a device, such as a pipe or a valve, is replaced with another one.

The leakage of the harmful gas leads to loss of lives.

Additionally, environmental damages occur over a widespread area because the harmful gas is rapidly diffused, thus causing huge losses.

However, research into technology for collecting leaked harmful gas and preventing the diffusion of the leaked harmful gas is very insufficient.

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